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GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125

GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 is an OpenAI proprietary model, released 25 Jan 2024. Its best configuration ranks #764 of 784 on the BenchLeader Index at 35.1 ±4.4, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 123 other configurations score within that range, so they and this one cannot be told apart on quality alone — price and speed are what separate them. It scores highest in human preference (36) and lowest in reasoning (27). At $0.750 per million tokens blended it is mid-priced. Last measured 22 Oct 2026.

Blended price
$0.750/M
$0.500 in · $1.50 out
Output speed
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First answer
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Context
16k
Full answer
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Cost per run
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Released
25 Jan 2024
How it scores by categoryDashed line = average model (50). One step of 15 = one standard deviation.
  1. Overall index35
  2. Reasoning27
  3. Coding28
  4. Maths29
  5. Human preference36

Versions

OpenAI has shipped 4 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.

ModelReleasedIndexRank
GPT-4 Turbo9 Apr 202440.9#645
GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125this page25 Jan 202435.1#764
GPT 3.5 Turbo 11066 Nov 202338.7#705
GPT-3.5-turbohigh18 Sept 2023––

How its index has moved

10 Sept 2026 to 23 Oct 2026
313540

The index is recomputed from scratch every day, so a line moves when a new benchmark result lands, when a publisher revises a score, or when the models it is normalised against change. Early movement usually means the score is still settling.

Benchmark results

See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.

Reasoning

Coding

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
WeirdML3.5%#154WeirdML
Arena Coding1275#292Arena (LMArena)

Knowledge

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
MMLUnot in index67.3%#67Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub

Instruction following

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Instruction Followingnot in index1216#293Arena (LMArena)

Human preference

Benchmarknot statedSourceTrend
Arena Text1226#299Arena (LMArena)
Arena Creative Writingnot in index1191#299Arena (LMArena)
Arena Multi-turnnot in index1201#297Arena (LMArena)
Arena Longer Queriesnot in index1223#301Arena (LMArena)

What a task costs

Estimates from list price, output speed and time to first answer for the best configuration. “With caching” assumes three-quarters of the input is served from the prompt cache. Reasoning tokens are not modelled.

WorkloadTokens in / outCostWith cachingTime
Chat reply400 / 300$0.0007––
Summarize a 30-page report12,000 / 600$0.0069––
Code edit6,000 / 1,500$0.0053––
Agentic coding session60,000 / 4,000$0.036––
Structured extraction2,000 / 200$0.0013––

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Questions people ask

What are GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125's benchmark scores?
As of 26 Oct 2026, GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 scores 35.1 ±4.4 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in human preference (36) and weakest in reasoning (27). That rests on 9 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
How does GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 rank?
GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 is #764 of 784 ranked configurations on 26 Oct 2026. 123 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.
How much does GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 cost per 1M tokens?
As of 26 Oct 2026, GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 costs $0.500 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens, $0.750 blended (three input tokens per output token).
When was GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 released?
OpenAI released GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125 on 25 Jan 2024.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.

Cite as: BenchLeader, “GPT 3.5 Turbo 0125: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 26 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/gpt-3-5-turbo-0125.